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Redbubble Margin Calculator

Plug in your retail price and base cost. We'll show you exactly what's left after the account fee and quarterly tier discount — your real net per sale.

Fee data verified 2026-05-28. We update within a week of any official change.

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Premium accounts skip the 5% account fee and earn 10% more on default-price products.

What Redbubble charges to print and ship — listed in your product editor.

Higher quarterly volume reduces your account fee. Skip if unsure.

How Redbubble's margin math actually works

Redbubble doesn't pay you a flat percentage. It pays you the gap between your retail price and the platform's base price (production + shipping), minus two things: an account fee, and a possible quarterly tier discount.

The formula

artist margin     = retail price − base price
account fee       = artist margin × account fee rate    (Standard: 5%, Premium: 0%)
tier discount     = account fee × tier reduction        (0% / 20% / 40% / 60%)
effective fee     = account fee − tier discount
net per sale      = artist margin − effective fee
net margin %      = net per sale ÷ retail price

Standard vs Premium

  • Standard: 5% account fee on every dollar of artist margin.
  • Premium: 0% account fee, plus default products are listed with a 10% higher margin built in.

How tier brackets work

Redbubble tracks your cumulative artist margin earned in a quarter. Once you cross a tier threshold, your account fee is reduced for sales after that point in the quarter.

  • Tier 1: under $1,000 quarterly margin — full 5% fee.
  • Tier 2: $1,000–5,000 — 20% off the account fee (effective ~4%).
  • Tier 3: $5,000–25,000 — 40% off (effective ~3%).
  • Tier 4: $25,000+ — 60% off (effective ~2%).

When margin flips from "fine" to "great"

On most default-priced t-shirts, the artist margin sits around 20% by default. After the Standard account fee, your real net margin is closer to 19%. Anything below 15% is a sign your retail price is too close to base cost — usually because you accepted Redbubble's default markup without bumping it.

For a deeper walkthrough, read The Hidden Math Behind Redbubble Tier Fees in 2026.